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11/19/15

Our elected officials and wannabee leaders can welcome war-stricken children and adults and help to calm their fears and re-make their lives. Or they can play upon fears here.

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Debbie Weinstein

Gun Safety

11/18/15

El estado soleado pronto puede ser menos apto para las familias. Los legisladores del estado están considerando otorgar a los dueños de armas que tienen permisos para portar armas ocultas el derecho a portar sus armas de fuego a la vista en lugares públicos incluso permitiéndoles llevar sus armas...

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Gloria Pan

Environmental Health Food! Health Care Politics & Policy

11/16/15

This week, the World Health Organization and Center for Disease Control and Prevention are recognizing World Antibiotic Awareness Week and 'Get Smart' on Antibiotics Week , respectively, in efforts to address a major and growing threat to public health: antibiotic resistant infections. These...

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Anya Vanecek

Health Care

11/12/15

Georgetown's Center for Children and Families released their annual report on the child uninsured rate. This week's chat was dedicated to the findings of the reports as we spoke with CCF as well as various organizations throughout the U.S. that participated in the study. The results might surprise...

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Sili Recio

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Food!

11/12/15

Heroes. This is the word that comes to mind when I think of our military and veterans. Their patriotism keeps our nation safe. Their sacrifices maintain our security. Unfortunately, our heroes are unable to provide enough food for themselves and their families. There are food pantries serving...

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Migdalia Rivera

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Immigration

11/12/15

I have bad news. Amidst growing anti-immigrant rhetoric that's harming our children and our economy, earlier this week a divided 5th Circuit Court of Appeals dealt a cruel blow. What happened? Well, the 5th Circuit Court of Appeals decided, in a ruling against the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ),...

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Elisa Batista

Health Care

11/12/15

If you missed our Wellness Wednesday chat last week on open enrollment and still have questions about your healthcare coverage, we invite you to join us, What to Expect author Heidi Murkoff and senior advisor to the President and chair of the White House Council on Women and Girls , Valerie Jarrett...

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Sili Recio

Families & The Federal Budget Family Economic Security Immigration MomsVote Paid Family Leave Politics & Policy

11/10/15

I had a chance to spend some time with Marco Rubio - he gave us some insight on where he stands on important issues like paid leave, immigration and increasing the minimum wage.

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Christina D'Allesandro

Families & The Federal Budget Military Families

11/10/15

Working moms are never off the clock. Our working days are bookended by packing kids’ lunches in the morning and reading bedtime stories at night. We put in a lot more than a full day’s work and every dollar we work for is hard earned. This is even more true for military families like mine. We know...

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Rosalynda Segovia Thorn

Family Economic Security

11/09/15

Pon algo suave en tu escritorio inmediatamente porque lo que voy a decirte te va a enfurecer tanto que vas a tener uno de esos momentos “cabeza en el escritorio” (sabes a lo que me refiero, es cuando la frustración hace que tu cabeza termine sobre tu escritorio) y no quiero que te lastimes. ¿Estás...

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